@#26 ... According to some, it's to protect Bill Clinton. ...

Yeah, maybe.

But if just the aspect of making that assertion is damaging to fmr Pres Clinton.

That leads me, once again, to ask ...

What is the Trump admin trying to hide.

My view is that, if those in the Trump orbit have nothing to worry about regarding the Epstein Files, why not just release them?

@#359 ... This shouldn't be news to anyone paying attention, but, Trump had Epstein killed ...

Could that be another reason for the banal obsequious conversation that Ms Maxwell had with Dep AG Blanche (Pres Trump's fmr lawyer who has been reported to be a friend of Ms Maxwell's lawyer)?

She might have been afraid of being offed, so she gave the ~testimony~ she did, and has since been supremely rewarded?

I agree, the Dems have an uphill battle ahead of them.

The Dems may be all strutting around and such after the 2025 elections landslide.

But, now the GOP has months to proffer their message to win back the voters, and the Dems have a task ahead of them.

Do the Dems have a plan, something beside their usual lame messaging attempts to communicate with the voters?

So far, I've not seen it, outside of a few candidates.

One thing I'll mention ...

You can say what you want about Mayor-elect Mamdani's political views. But from what I saw, he had a significant accomplishment in his campaigning.

He went out, and he talked with, and he faced the voters, including those who opposed him.

He spent a lot of time talking face-to-face with the people of NYC. Not shaking hands, but talking.

Mayor-elect Mamdani did not just cater to adulating crowds, he also sought and talked with those who opposed him. I saw him talking with Wall-Street leaders.

@#4

OK, back in the day, over a half-century ago, that song was a rallying song for the crowd I was in.

But I did not really realize the significance of the song in view of the light of the current time until I went to genius.com and posted the lyrics.

There's this ...

...
[Verse 4]
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life, it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
Step out of line, the man come and take you away
...

That's where the Country is now.

@#2 ... We're well on our way to creating the civil unrest necessary to declare martial law.

MAGA! ...

@#356 ... Funny how you hold internet commentators to a higher standard than you hold the president.

Unless he actually gave you proof that the 2020 election was stolen that he didn't share with the rest of us? ...

The MAGA cult seems only to questions things they are not told to believe.

Such seems to be the norm for living in a cult.

@#2 ... Tells you how poorly written the DoW code base is. ...

That depends.

Was a requirement of that code base's design the accommodation of a name change?

If that was not specified as a requirement, then why should it be in the code? And if it was not specified as a requirement, then perhaps that the current code base cannot easily accommodate it may be more of a feature.

Based upon your comment, I'd proffer that your current trolling alias seems to favor a bloated code base, one that accommodates things not in the requirements spec.

@#1 ... The report highlights what economists call a "K-shaped economy," in which affluent Americans are faring far better than those at the bottom. ...

Yeah, I have heard reports about the K-shpaed economy.

It makes sense to me as an allegory.

More from the the article ...

... Researchers analyzed internal data from millions of consumers and found about a quarter of households spend more than 95% of their income on necessities such as groceries, housing, gas, child care and utilities.

The percentage of Americans who are spending over 95% of their income on necessities has increased the last two years.

Living paycheck to paycheck was more likely to impact low-income households.

Nearly 30% of low-income households were living paycheck to paycheck, while less than 20% of higher income households spent over 95% of their incomes on necessities.

The report highlights what economists call a "K-shaped economy," in which affluent Americans are faring far better than those at the bottom.

Another sign of this trend is the Federal Reserve has reported that credit card debt and delinquencies have increased in the last year. ...

Yeah, this is just another reason why I want all the Epstein Files released.

Put it all out there.

Let the chips fall where they may.

I am less concerned about the "who."

I just want to let Justice do it's job.

The victims of the Epstein-enabled abuse deserve no less.

More from the article ...

... The six-day poll, which closed on Wednesday, showed 44% of registered voters who called themselves Democrats said they were "very enthusiastic" about voting in the November 3, 2026, elections, compared with 26% of Republicans who said the same.

Some 79% of Democrats said they would regret it if they didn't vote in the election, compared to 68% of Republicans. ...

@#23 ... Once again democrats are a bunch of ------- losers. ...

In some respects (not all) the Dems seem to be discovering how to find water in a desert. ...

@#23 ... They're not releasing the Epstein files ...

At this point, whether the Epstein Files are released or not is just an indicator of what I consider the real issue here ...

Why is the Trump admin jumping through hoops, backwards, to prevent the release of the files?

@#21 ... [Rep] Massie has told reporters the House parliamentarian told him signatures cannot be removed. ...

[Rep] Massie's theory could be tested soon: Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill plans to resign from the House next week to become New Jersey's governor.

Well, that's a twist in this that I have not heard previously.

@#5 ... How does a city of 10 million not prepare for this until the tap runs dry. ...

How does a Country of 350+ million people not prepare or respond to climate change until it gets too hot?

Politics is not science.

And, too often, politics ignores science.

To the detriment of the people.

As the people of Tehran seem to be learning.

@#3 ... I buy firewood with cash. ...

Is writing a check "cash?"

Because I pay the plumber (who has been great excellent) via a check.

True story ...

About 10 or so years ago, I walked to visit the local microbrewery with a couple neighbors for a burger and a brew.

As a tip, I left a 20% tip. But for the tip I used Susan B Anthony dollar coins.

The wait person looked and initially thought they were quarters (likely why the SBA dollar coins failed). His look changed to a smile as he examined the coins.

OK, I guess my first question might be along the lines of ...

When was the last time you needed cash to complete a transaction.

For me, it is about four or five years ago.

I've had the same $20 bill in my wallet for years, unused.

More from the article ...

... The brokerage is joining with food-and-drink delivery app Gopuff to allow customers to withdraw cash from their Robinhood bank accounts and have it brought right to their door.

For a $6.99 delivery fee -- or $2.99 if they have more than $100,000 in assets across their Robinhood accounts -- users can skip the ATM and have money delivered in a sealed paper bag while they are at home. ...

@#18

All this drama leads me to ask ...

Why does Pres Trump seem to be so concerned about the full release of the Epstein Files.

If I may ask differently...

Would not an innocent person want all the evidence to be release to prove that innocence?

This is not a "Democratic Hoax" this is something that MAGA has been asking for for months (years?).

Release the files.

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